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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “spousing” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

45 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
spousing1119873(None) 
espousing1265001espousing
sousing83517821s_ousing
spouting113511951spouting
arousing93811802arousing
bespousing1553412bespousing
blousing1138792blousing
bousing103718042_bousing
chousing14259422chousing
dousing93315762_dousing
grousing103410452grousing
housing113316522_housing
lousing83817732_lousing
mousing103816272_mousing
pausing103912812_pausing
poising103617102_poising
posing93922642_po_sing
pouring103115862_pouring
pouting103519942_pouting
rousing83920552_rousing
scouring112810852scouring
scouting112612752scouting
shouting122711792shouting
snouting92511922snouting
souping104215532s_ouping
souring83219062s_ouring
spoiling112911552spoiling
spoking143212222spo_king
sponging1238822sponging
spoofing14228362spoofing
spooking15269802spooking
spooling113212562spooling
spooning112811442spooning
spooring113111462spooring
sporing104319412spo_ring
sporting112415462sporting
spotting112812092spotting
spoutings12245152spoutings
sprouting1236942sprouting
sprucing1336892sprucing
spuing94313362sp_u_ing
spuming1248522sp_uming
swouning12246562swouning
tousing82916992_tousing
uprousing1235622uprousing

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.393454684.5
2DLD Change Limit121059453.71632577.8
3Display Results45450.0162812.5
 (SQL Overall)178691454.12543319.0
 
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